QWERTY , adj :
Denoting a standard layout of keys on a keyboard for typing, in which the leftmost keys of the top lettered row are Q-W-E-R-T-Y.
American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes, who came up with the qwerty keyboard, died on this day in 1890.

jab molassie , n :
(Trinidad and Tobago) A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly naked and covered in molasses or grease and a colourful dye.
Today is Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras in Western Christianity in 2018, the day before the start of Lent when carnivals are often held.

Anthropocene , proper n :
(geology) The current geological period, in which human activities have a powerful effect on the global environment.
English naturalist, geologist and biologist Charles Darwin, best known for his contributions towards the science of evolution, was born on this day in 1809.